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. 2013 Apr 2;8(4):e60307. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0060307

Figure 2. Identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex DNA in Fayum mummies.

Figure 2

a. M. tuberculosis complex specific IS6110 fragment (92-bp) amplified using nested primers (IS-3 and IS-4). Lane M, 100-bp DNA ladder (NEB); lane 1, 1554; lane 2, 1564; lane 3, 1622; lane 4, 1643; lane 5, PCR no template control; lane 6, extraction blank control; b. M. tuberculosis complex IS6110 (92-bp) sequence electropherogram and sequence similarity search by BLAST; c. Best hits include Mycobacterium tuberculosis GenBank ac. no. CP001642.1 showing 100% identity with an E-value of 4e-26.